Cheburashka

Cheburashka (Russian: Чебурашка) is a character in Russian author Eduard Uspensky's children's stories, and the main character in the Cheburashka animated films.

Cheburashka is a small strange animal. Originally from a tropical forest, he fell asleep in an orange crate and ended up in a Russian market. He is friends with an accordion playing crocodile named Гена (Gena). The other main character, who could be described as an antagonist, is an old woman Старуха Шапокляк (Old Lady Shapoklyak). She has a pet rat called Lariska.